With a ratings victory for his first starring role in the television adaptation of Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun, Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking to take his acting endeavors to the next level.

“Im out here [in Hollywood] looking for houses now,” Combs told AllHipHop.com. “Im going to officially be bi coastal. I feel like in order to make movies, you gotta be where they are being made.”

Combs is celebrating the success of the three-hour television production of A Raisin in the Sun, which drew 12.7 million viewers when it premiered Monday (Feb. 25) on ABC.

The showing made it TV’s highest-rated original movie since November 2005 among key demographic audiences.

“Its an extremely gratifying feeling, especially when youre doing something artistic that so many people were skeptical about or didnt believe that you could do,” the mogul told AllHipHop.com.

A Raisin in the Sun, which ranked number one for the night, allowed the network to turn in its strongest night amongst viewers in three months.

“To see such a huge audience show up. I dont think people really understand the level of this audience and then also the core demographic,” the mogul explained. “So this is number one. Not just with 18-35. Not just your African-Americans. Also with White women 18-50.”

For Combs, the reaction to the film and his performance comes as motivation to shoot for more quality projects to build on.

“This has really set a tone out there in Hollywood that I could draw, that I could bring people to the box office and put people in seats as I make this transition,” Combs said. “Its one of my proudest artistic moments because I kept on working hard. I didnt give up.”